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The human tragedy caused by the Sumatra-Andaman earthquake (momentmagnitude 9.3) on 26 December 2004 and its companion Nias earthquake(moment magnitude 8.7) on 28 March 2005 is difficult to comprehend.These earthquakes, the largest in 40 years, have also left seismologistssearching for the words and tools to describe the enormity ofthe geological processes involved. Four papers in this issuediscuss aspects of a rupture process of surprising complexity,the first such event to test the sensitivity and range of manynew technologies. A surprising feature of the earthquake isthat after the initial rapid rupture, subsequent slip of theplate interface occurred with decreasing speed toward the north.
Cooperative Institute for Research in Environmental Sciences and Geological Sciences, University of Colorado, Boulder, CO 80309, USA.
The Energy Radiated by the 26 December 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake Estimated from 10-Minute P-Wave Windows.
G. L. Choy and J. Boatwright (2007)
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
97, S18-S24
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Using Earthquake Source Durations along the Sumatra-Andaman Subduction System to Examine Fault-Zone Variations.
S. L. Bilek (2007)
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
97, S62-S70
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Aftershock Investigation in the Andaman-Nicobar Islands of India and Its Seismotectonic Implications.
O. P. Mishra, J. R. Kayal, G. K. Chakrabortty, O. P. Singh, and D. Ghosh (2007)
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
97, S71-S85
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Simulated Strong Ground Motions for the Great M 9.3 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake of 26 December 2004.
M. B. Sorensen, K. Atakan, and N. Pulido (2007)
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
97, S139-S151
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Coseismic Slip and Afterslip of the Great Mw 9.15 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake of 2004.
M. Chlieh, J.-P. Avouac, V. Hjorleifsdottir, T.-R. A. Song, C. Ji, K. Sieh, A. Sladen, H. Hebert, L. Prawirodirdjo, Y. Bock, et al. (2007)
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
97, S152-S173
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Rupture Process of the 2004 Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake from Tsunami Waveform Inversion.
A. Piatanesi and S. Lorito (2007)
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
97, S223-S231
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The 2004 Parkfield Earthquake, the 1985 Prediction, and Characteristic Earthquakes: Lessons for the Future.
D. D. Jackson and Y. Y. Kagan (2006)
Bulletin of the Seismological Society of America
96, S397-S409
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Managing extreme natural disasters in coastal areas.
Comment on "The Great Sumatra-Andaman Earthquake of 26 December 2004".
S. Neetu, I. Suresh, R. Shankar, D. Shankar, S. S. C. Shenoi, S.R. Shetye, D. Sundar, and B. Nagarajan (2005)
Science
310, 1431a
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The Global Reach of the 26 December 2004 Sumatra Tsunami.
V. Titov, A. B. Rabinovich, H. O. Mofjeld, R. E. Thomson, and F. I. Gonzalez (2005)
Science
309, 2045-2048
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